thutha

n. · class 14

1. behind, back, rear; (with ref. to relative positions in a geographical sense, depending on the speaker's thinking about the object referred to) behind, after, this side of, at the back of; -a thutha = last; tiga na thutha = leave behind; tua/uma mũndũ thutha = follow someone; 2. (of future time) following, subsequent time, posterity; (freq. as adv. and prep. of time) behind, after, subsequent to; thutha wa ĩrio cia hwai-inĩ = after supper; thuthaũyũ/ũcio = after that; thutha ũrĩ o mũhĩũ = in a little while/shortly/immediately after; a little later

Example: "Boxing Day.. Nĩ thĩgũko ĩkogoyagirwo thũtha wa Christmas." — Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas.